<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this study, we assessed the helminth fauna of seventy two Valentin’s Lizard, <italic>Darevskia valentini</italic> (32♂♂, 35♀♀, 5 subadult). Specimens collected from Kayseri, Ardahan and Van Provinces in Turkey. As a result of the present study, it was detected that forty one hosts are infected with one or more species of helminth. Two species of Cestoda, <italic>Oochoristica tuberculata</italic> and <italic>Mesocestoides</italic> spp., and 5 species of Nematoda, <italic>Spauligodon aloisei</italic>, <italic>Skrjabinodon alcaraziensis</italic>, <italic>Skrjabinodon medinae, Skrjabinelazia hoffmanni</italic> and <italic>Strongyloides darevsky</italic> were found in the hosts. <italic>D. valentini</italic> represents a new host record for all helminths recorded. <italic>Skrjabinodon alcaraziensis</italic> is recorded for the first time from Turkey. Van, Kayseri and Ardahan are new locality records for all helminths from <italic>D. valentini</italic>.</p></abstract>

In this study, we assessed the helminth fauna of seventy two Valentin’s Lizard, Darevskia valentini (32♂♂, 35♀♀, 5 subadult). Specimens collected from Kayseri, Ardahan and Van Provinces in Turkey. As a result of the present study, it was detected that forty one hosts are infected with one or more species of helminth. Two species of Cestoda, Oochoristica tuberculata and Mesocestoides spp., and 5 species of Nematoda, Spauligodon aloisei, Skrjabinodon alcaraziensis, Skrjabinodon medinae, Skrjabinelazia hoffmanni and Strongyloides darevsky were found in the hosts. D. valentini represents a new host record for all helminths recorded. Skrjabinodon alcaraziensis is recorded for the first time from Turkey. Van, Kayseri and Ardahan are new locality records for all helminths from D. valentini.

Helminth fauna of Valentin’s Lizard <italic>Darevskia valentini</italic> (Boettger, 1892) (Squamata: Lacertidae) collected from central and eastern Anatolia, Turkey

Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology

Faculty of Science, Department of Biology

Dokuz Eylül University Fauna and Flora Research Centre

Helminthologia

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Helminth fauna of Valentin’s Lizard  (Boettger, 1892) (Squamata: Lacertidae) collected from central and eastern Anatolia, Turkey

In this study, we assessed the helminth fauna of seventy two Valentin’s Lizard, Darevskia valentini (32♂♂, 35♀♀, 5 subadult). Specimens collected from Kayseri,...

Helminth fauna of Valentin’s Lizard Darevskia valentini (Boettger, 1892) (Squamata: Lacertidae) collected from central and eastern Anatolia, Turkey

Published Online: Apr 26, 2018

Page range: 134 - 139

Received: Dec 21, 2017

Accepted: Jan 19, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2018-0005

Keywords
Cestode, Nematode, Turkey

© 2018 S. Birlik et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Helminth fauna of Valentin’s Lizard Darevskia valentini (Boettger, 1892) (Squamata: Lacertidae) collected from central and eastern Anatolia, Turkey

Published Online: Apr 26, 2018

Page range: 134 - 139

Received: Dec 21, 2017

Accepted: Jan 19, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2018-0005

KeywordsCestode, Nematode, Turkey

© 2018 S. Birlik et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Cestode, Nematode, Turkey